Yes, we need more people standing around looking at the ground. More easy kills please!

But seriously, no. Salvaging should be a passive thing, like a skill the gives you a better chance at salvaging what you've killed at the end of a battle. It shouldn't be an active thing, especially requiring an equipment because it's unfair to heavies and gimps most other suits.

I kinda know where you are coming from... from an FPS point of view during match salvaging is a terrible idea, it leaves people vulnerable and you'd have ninjas who hid and did nothing to contribute and nicked everyone's salvage.... but personally i would like to see something in game that actually feels like i'm picking something up rather than just being told you got a,b and f items just seems kinda random and empty to me... i mean FPS years ago had you able to pick up a weapon from someone you had just killed and add it to your inventory. Something like this would be acceptable in my eyes and would promote small skirmishes as people from both teams try and grab that officer weapon or whatever, or that container or experimental weapon components.

The mmo loving side of me wants to see something like a 5 minute period after victory where the winners get to loot the field scanning for loot that was thrown clear in vehicle explosions and weapons left lying about by disintegrating clones. You could also have a new game mode in battle finder 'salvage' where you can search for these sessions and try to steal the salvage or harass people.

Longterm I would like to see something more open world to this aspect.

Yes, we need more people standing around looking at the ground. More easy kills please!

But seriously, no. Salvaging should be a passive thing, like a skill the gives you a better chance at salvaging what you've killed at the end of a battle. It shouldn't be an active thing, especially requiring an equipment because it's unfair to heavies and gimps most other suits.